My experience with upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 is apache does not upgrade well at all, had it happen on several servers already in the past.
I would suggest backup your entire etc/apache2 folder or rename it /etc/apache_backup/ Then uninstall apache and purge it, uninstall PHP and purge it and then reinstall both Apache and PHP Then you will get a clean Apache with PHP 7, then move your sites back into /etc/apache2/sites-available/ one at a time, enable them one at a time and test as you go along. Good luck From: Purvez <pur...@nexar.free-online.co.uk> <pur...@nexar.free-online.co.uk> Reply: users@httpd.apache.org <users@httpd.apache.org> <users@httpd.apache.org> Date: 18 April 2017 at 1:35:12 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org <users@httpd.apache.org> <users@httpd.apache.org> Subject: [users@httpd] Problem with Apache2 after upgrade from Ubuntu14.04 to 16.04 Hi Newbie to the forum here so I hope I'm doing this right. If not please would someone guide me. Thx in advance. As the subject line says Apache2 is not working at all / satisfactorily since the Ubuntu upgrade. The details follow: =========================== Here is my full post on askubuntu: http://askubuntu.com/questions/904042/upgrade-to-16-04-lts-has-broken-apache Currently the biggest help I could get would be if someone would decipher what the following output means when I do : systemctl status apache2.service output: =============== *Code:* purvez@127:~$ systemctl status apache2.service ● apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled) Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d └─apache2-systemd.conf Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2017-04-13 10:01:02 BST; 11s ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) Process: 6997 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/apache2 stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 6978 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80 Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: no listening sockets available, shutting down Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: AH00015: Unable to open logs Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: Action 'start' failed. Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: The Apache error log may have more information. Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6978]: * Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6997]: * Stopping Apache httpd web server apache2 Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 apache2[6997]: * Apr 13 10:01:02 127.0.1.1purvez-Aspire-5750 systemd[1]: Started LSB: Apache2 web server. purvez@127:~$ The MAIN question is : Is Apache started and functioning or is it inactive (dead)? The last line of the output suggests that it is working but the 5th / 6th line from the top suggests the opposite. The errorlog is blank and the accesslog is blank as well since the day of the upgrade. =========================== Thanks in advance Purvez
